@iankonen.bsky.social
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A lot of people have observed that the Democrats’ deep unpopularity comes from the fact that absolutely everyone wants to complain about them and nobody wants to defend them.
This is true, but a lot of THAT dynamic comes from the fact that Dems are regularly punching their supporters in the face!
This is true, but a lot of THAT dynamic comes from the fact that Dems are regularly punching their supporters in the face!
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
A lot of people have observed that the Democrats’ deep unpopularity comes from the fact that absolutely everyone wants to complain about them and nobody wants to defend them.
This is true, but a lot of THAT dynamic comes from the fact that Dems are regularly punching their supporters in the face!
This is true, but a lot of THAT dynamic comes from the fact that Dems are regularly punching their supporters in the face!
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you can see why fascism is so popular when the other option is The Loser Party That Loves Losing
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
you can see why fascism is so popular when the other option is The Loser Party That Loves Losing
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Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
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I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?
October 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?
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No elected official Democratic party will be as cruel about Kirk's death as Mike Lee was about the death of Melissa Hortman.
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September 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
No elected official Democratic party will be as cruel about Kirk's death as Mike Lee was about the death of Melissa Hortman.
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Btw, perhaps the stupidest bipartisan policy is tariffs on Chinese solar panels. Like, even if you think it's a national security move, like tariffing steel... in the case of solar power the energy is made *over here*. And the things last for decades. It's madness.
July 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Btw, perhaps the stupidest bipartisan policy is tariffs on Chinese solar panels. Like, even if you think it's a national security move, like tariffing steel... in the case of solar power the energy is made *over here*. And the things last for decades. It's madness.
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One way you know Rufo is being dishonest & cynical is that he never turns this line of criticism on the many GOP politicians who, despite growing up as nepobabies in wealthy families, cosplay as cowboys & Rural Man. Rufo's main targets are progressive people of color bc he's a racist reactionary.
he’s like a pigeon in a skinner box just pecking at that one button because it gave him a treat before
July 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
One way you know Rufo is being dishonest & cynical is that he never turns this line of criticism on the many GOP politicians who, despite growing up as nepobabies in wealthy families, cosplay as cowboys & Rural Man. Rufo's main targets are progressive people of color bc he's a racist reactionary.
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Elite universities have too much cachet in contemporary society. That’s why I had to lie and tell people I went to Harvard.
by Christopher Rufo
by Christopher Rufo
July 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Elite universities have too much cachet in contemporary society. That’s why I had to lie and tell people I went to Harvard.
by Christopher Rufo
by Christopher Rufo
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It's a lovely idea but primary the fuck out of them just to be sure
The best part of the Mamdani win is that a bunch of octogenarian Democratic officials might finally be realizing that it's long past time they pass the torch.
June 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's a lovely idea but primary the fuck out of them just to be sure
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I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
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A lot of clever sensible ideas are implicitly appended with "... and then no one gets mad and everyone shuts up about it."
Democratic politicians and liberal pundits bemoaning the LA protests need to understand that as *their* failure. None of this would be happening if they had offered effective resistance to mass deportation (extraordinary rendition, in truth) instead of considering undocumented people expendable.
June 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A lot of clever sensible ideas are implicitly appended with "... and then no one gets mad and everyone shuts up about it."
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Without comment...
June 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Without comment...
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I used to think that vandalizing a Tesla should be a federal crime. But now I’m not so sure.
by Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley
June 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I used to think that vandalizing a Tesla should be a federal crime. But now I’m not so sure.
by Jonathan Turley
by Jonathan Turley
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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
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Spare me the fake outrage.
None of these people showing up for court are criminals of any kind.
As a prosecutor, I worked with many ICE officers who arrested violent criminals. None of them wore masks.
Many of your agents are clearly ashamed to carry out your orders.
None of these people showing up for court are criminals of any kind.
As a prosecutor, I worked with many ICE officers who arrested violent criminals. None of them wore masks.
Many of your agents are clearly ashamed to carry out your orders.
May 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Spare me the fake outrage.
None of these people showing up for court are criminals of any kind.
As a prosecutor, I worked with many ICE officers who arrested violent criminals. None of them wore masks.
Many of your agents are clearly ashamed to carry out your orders.
None of these people showing up for court are criminals of any kind.
As a prosecutor, I worked with many ICE officers who arrested violent criminals. None of them wore masks.
Many of your agents are clearly ashamed to carry out your orders.
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I realize I’m just shouting into the wind here, but: please, please, please stop posting screenshots without links, or summarizing breaking news events without links. There’s a serious problem with unsourced assertions all over the world right now, don’t be part of the problem.
May 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I realize I’m just shouting into the wind here, but: please, please, please stop posting screenshots without links, or summarizing breaking news events without links. There’s a serious problem with unsourced assertions all over the world right now, don’t be part of the problem.
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It’s great that every good day on Wall Street is based on a hunch that Donald Trump might be talked out of something economically moronic.
April 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It’s great that every good day on Wall Street is based on a hunch that Donald Trump might be talked out of something economically moronic.
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The far right has no lessons for us. We do not need to re-examine our beliefs in light of its claims. It has nothing to teach us. It is wrong, liberalism is right, and that’s the end of the story
April 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The far right has no lessons for us. We do not need to re-examine our beliefs in light of its claims. It has nothing to teach us. It is wrong, liberalism is right, and that’s the end of the story
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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
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like guess what, the record-breaking real wage numbers and consumption numbers were a more reliable metric than the tiktoks where some mom cried in the driver seat of a 50k SUV about grocery prices
April 9, 2025 at 5:11 AM
like guess what, the record-breaking real wage numbers and consumption numbers were a more reliable metric than the tiktoks where some mom cried in the driver seat of a 50k SUV about grocery prices
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This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
April 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
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turns out the United States was an incredible moneymaking engine that ran on wokeness
April 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
turns out the United States was an incredible moneymaking engine that ran on wokeness
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I don’t understand why the president is allowed to spout nonsense about colonizing another country and the 25th amendment isn’t being invoked in addition to all the other horrors this is insane. It’s absolutely insane. It isn’t funny or even weird.
March 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I don’t understand why the president is allowed to spout nonsense about colonizing another country and the 25th amendment isn’t being invoked in addition to all the other horrors this is insane. It’s absolutely insane. It isn’t funny or even weird.